The university distinguishes persons who have renders special services to the university by conferring on them the title of honorary senator. The decision is made by the Senate on a proposal by the Rectorate, as described in Section 11, Paragraph 5 of the University Constitution.
Here is a list of the current honorary senators (in chronological order by the date of their appointment; last updated: 24.05.2023.
| Appointment | Person |
|---|---|
| 08.05.1991 | Mangold, Prof. Dr. Klaus |
| 18.03.1992 | Danielmeyer, Prof. Dr. Hans Günter |
| 22.12.1993 | Pestalozzi, Prof. Dr. Karl |
| 01.06.1994 | Mehl, Georg |
| 05.07.1995 | Teufel, Prof. h.c. Dr. h.c. Erwin |
| 17.01.1996 | Weitzmann, Prof. Dr. h.c. Horst |
| 23.06.1999 | Graetz, Eugen |
| 27.06.2001 | Reiche, Volker H. H. |
| 27.06.2001 | Sótonyi, Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Péter |
| 16.06.2004 | Nothhelfer, Dr. Norbert |
| 15.06.2005 | Dischinger, Karlhubert |
| 15.06.2005 | Mayr, Robert |
| 21.06.2006 | Kang, Dr. Shin-Ho |
| 21.06.2006 | Köbele, Walter |
| 20.06.2007 | Becker, Erich |
| 20.06.2007 | Salomon, Dr. Dieter |
| 18.06.2008 | Mack, Roland Dr. h.c. |
| 23.06.2010 | Deutrich, Anne-Kathrin |
| 08.06.2011 | Kary, Horst |
| 19.06.2013 | Ritter, Alfred Theodor |
| 04.02.2014 | Kley, Dr. Karl-Ludwig |
| 10.06.2015 | Böhme, Margret |
| 22.09.2017 | Friedrich Pfeifer, Dr. h.c. Lya, J.D. |
| 10.11.2017 | Endress, Klaus |
| 13.06.2018 | Gerda Ruf |
| 13.06.2018 | Dr. Fritz Ruf |
| 05.06.2019 | Bauer, Dr. Robert |
| 08.07.2020 | Rüland, Dr. Dorothea |
| 24.05.2022 | Volz, Prof. Dr. Karl-Reinhard |
The University of Freiburg has conferred the title of honorary senator since 1922. The title is a personal honor that becomes void upon death.
Historical List of All Honorary Senators
In 2015 the University Senate arranged for a historical review of the honorary senators to be conducted. Click here to read the final report of the group of experts commissioned for this purpose [de]. On the basis of the report, the Senate resolved in 2017 to dissociate itself from the appointment of six past honorary senators with a National Socialist past (pressrelease). The historical list of all honorary senators appointed since 1922 now includes footnotes calling attention to the dissociation next to the names of these six persons.
